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Up, or Down?

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"Up, or down?" The text read.  I chuckled a little when I saw it.
"What do you mean?  Up or down what?" I replied.
"Nothing!  Just chooses one!" I received after a good thirty seconds.

Up, or down?  The question burrowed into my mind, and piqued my curiosity.

Up goes to the heavens, down, to hell.  But some of the most valuable items are down.  Jewels, fossils, some of the strangest of animals too.  Down shows the downfall of a company, but who likes those corporate bastards anyway?  If I could fly, I would go up. Hmm...

"Up." I send back.

Zanna and I were playing a little game through texting.  We had to ask the other any question, no matter how weird or awkward, and they'd have to answer it honestly.
It's fun!

"Your turn Vexen." She texts back.

What to ask...
I smile when I get an idea. "On a scale of one to ten, how attractive am I?"
"Five." She replies.  How disappointing.

"But that's completely average!" I type.
"Is it?  Well I'm sticking with it.  You're not really my type."
"Haha.  Your turn."
"Same question."
"Okay, I'd say you're a seven."
"Yeah.  Right." She sends, almost sarcastically if I could guess.

"You are!" I re-assure her.
She's very attractive, to be honest.  Ha, we even dated once!  I couldn't comprehend why someone like her was dating me.  She's smart, funny, compassionate, and not at all bad looking!  She was hott.  And at the time, I thought I loved her, but that's all over now.  No use beating a dead horse.

"No I'm not." She declares.
"You are!  Really!  Do you want specifics?"
Immediately after I send it, i regret it.  What would she send back?  What if she tells me to give specifics?  I'd die of embarrassment!
"Sure." She replies.

'Damn.' I think.  Well, the point of the game is to be honest...

I send her a long, almost poetic text on how beautiful, intellectual, kind, selfless, (etc.) person she is.  And two more pages on what is physically attractive about her.  I grieve at the thought of what she'll send back.

"Wow..." She sends. "No one has ever been that specific..."
"Well, you asked."
"Haha!  Yeah.  I guess I did."

I breathe a sigh of relief.
"Who's turn is it?" I ask.
"I don't know, yours?"
"I think it's yours."
"Okay.  Describe yourself in a positive way."

I grumble.  I don't have a high opinion of myself at all.  I've sent her texts on how worthless and what a wast of space I am.
Lets see...
"I'm creative, I'm poetic, I'm a pretty good artist, and that's about it.  Now you describe yourself in a NEGATIVE way!" Just the comeback for her goody goody positive attitude!

"I procrastinate, I'm lazy, I'm not all that talented, and I still don't think I'm all that attractive."
Ugh.  this again.
"I don't know about the other stuff, but I know you're talented, and still very attractive."
"I still don't believe you." She replies. "What was going through your mind when you stuck your tongue in my mouth?"

I shudder at the question.  when we were dating, I... went too fast.
"I don't even know anymore.  I was blissed out."
"You have sharp teeth. :)"
"How would you know?" I send, almost offended.
"My tongue was in your mouth too.  Don't you remember?"
"Nope.  I was blissed out, remember?"
"Huh.  How disappointing. ;)"

Ha ha.  Really funny.

"Okay, did you LIKE it?" Sweet revenge!
"Not really.  Just felt like your lips against mine.  No fireworks."
"Huh." I'm almost disappointed.
"Yeah..."
"..."
"..."
"What now?" I ask.
"I don't know. I think it's your turn."
"Um, okay.  Up, or down?"
"What a stupid question. ;)" She replies.
Based on a true series of texts.
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Daggy1995's avatar
I'm at loss with what words to use how to describe what I think about this. I do have a word I use for anything... amazing:

Awesomesamus!

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